Remember the great teaser poster motives used for the LOTR trilogy (okay, not for ROTK)?

and the unused Barad-Dur concept for ROTK (abandoned in favour of Aragorn with Anduril teaser):

Anyway, these were great posters because they didn't feature anybody from the cast, and as such, found great usage as covers for the Limited Editions DVDs (and now, for separate Extended BluRay Editions).

For my part, I think that The Hobbit (at least, AUJ) lacks such a great poster featuring just a signature landscape of Middle-Earth. The one with Gandalf is great, but... it features Gandalf.

The Lonely Mountain might work for film 2 or 3, but I can't think of anything else. "...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales

summer 2014! "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien

Just as long as this trilogy is better than the SW pile of *ahem*
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We will definitely be getting this, once all the films have been released. The super-uber combined blu-ray slightly extended no new features Middle-earth hexology DVD release *will* be advertised like this!

personally I think all the Star Wars bashing is excessive to the point of parody here, it's unfortunate Lucas himself has exacerbated the weird cinematic history and legacy those films occupy.

also you are making me drool at the thought of a six film uber bluray EE boxset. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien

A waterfall could work, I'm sure. It just doesn't seem to be the defining structure of the film, if you know what I mean. "...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales

he was grumbling the whole time about wanting to go home anyway! "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien

And I had actually thought about the stone giants & the Misty Mountains, but I'm not sure I like that idea. It could be cool, though. Not sure.

I'm not sure about any of your other options. I guess I'd need to see some of them as posters before I could decide. "...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales

Im more abstract. When I'm reading, especially, I don't form images so much as an impression. So, yes, I'd have to see said posters before judging them. "...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales

I thought about The Carrock as a possibility, too, (maybe with a bear in the far distance!) - or the Eagles' eyries... "Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened." ¯ Victoria Monfort

Landscape Shot..okay how about the one on our Home Page?
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This view of Rivendale Valley by the Brothers Hildabrant (I think?) It one of the Most iconic moments... to little ol' me.

Many reasons I love it.

1. Tolkiens version of Shangri-la 2. Safe haven from any harm 3. Immortals live there (Mount Olympus Anyone?) 4. Most precious place to really rest. 5. The Goal at the end of anyone's. ..Life Journey 6. One of Tolkien's most beautiful creations 7. The reason to save MiddlEarth 8. The only Seat of the Highest learning ( Oxford imagined?) 9. A pillow for your dreams